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2019-03-14: Social Media Postees

Video: CIA Is Turning Refugee Camps in Eastern Syria into ISIS Hotbeds
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-14
The CIA is conspiring with ISIS commanders in northeastern Syria supplying them with fake documents and then transferring them to Iraq, according to reports in Turkish pro-government media. | About 2,000 ISIS members were questioned in the areas of Kesra, Buseira, …globalresearch.ca/cia-turning-refugee-ca…

The Globalization of War, America's "Long War" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-14
Professor Michel Chossudovsky shows how the various conflicts we are witnessing today in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Palestine are inter-locked through a single-minded agenda in pursuit of global hegemony helmed by the United States and buttressed by its allies…globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-w…

Kurdish-led SDF: Fight Against IS Group Enters 'Final Moments'
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-14
For days the Syrian Democratic Forces have been fighting to recover the last enclave of the Islamic State Group in Syria. SDF says the battle against the Islamic State group in Baghouz, in Eastern Syria, is as good as over, and that the armed group was facing an imminent defeat. | RELATED: Bomb Blast in Western Syria Kills at Least 24 Civilians | Kino Gabriel…telesurenglish.net/news/Kurdish-led-SDF-…

Hezbollah: Israel's Excuse for Stealing the Golan Heights
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-14
Now that Israel is getting a lot of heat for its decision to put finishing touches on the wholesale theft of Syria's Golan Heights, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has launched a new PR campaign. | Netanyahu claims arch-enemy Hezbollah is preparing …globalresearch.ca/hezbollah-israels-excu…

Wealth Concentration Drives a New Global Imperialism
Peter Phillips | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-14
Regime changes in Iraq and Libya, Syria's war, Venezuela's crisis, sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Russia, and North Korea are reflections of a new global imperialism imposed by a core of capitalist nations in support of trillions of dollars of concentrated …globalresearch.ca/wealth-concentration-d…

US and Iranian Hardliners Continue the Suffering
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-03-14
Ann Wright reports on a citizen peace delegation's recent trip to Iran, which included a meeting with the country's foreign minister. By Ann Wright Special to Consortium News We knew that a CODEPINK: Women for Peace delegation to Iran would wind… Read more ?…consortiumnews.com/2019/03/14/us-and-ira…

Robert Reich: The GOP Is Lying Through Its Teeth About the Deficit
Robert Reich | truthdig.com | 2019-03-14
Mitch McConnell can blame Social Security and Medicare all he wants, but Republican tax cuts are what's causing our debt to soar.truthdig.com/articles/robert-reich-the-g…

Senate Rejects Trump Border Emergency as Republicans Defect
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-14
WASHINGTON — The Republican-run Senate rejected President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border on Thursday, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how boldly he could ignore Congress in pursuit of his highest-profile goal. | The Senate voted 59-41 to cancel Trump's February proclamation of a border emergency, which he invoked to spend $3.6 billion more for border barriers than Congress had approved. Twelve Republicans joined Democrats in defying Trump in a showdown many GOP senators had hoped to avoid because he commands die-hard loyal…truthdig.com/articles/senate-rejects-tru…

Beto O'Rourke Announces 2020 Democratic Presidential Bid
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-14
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke announced Thursday that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he'd try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. | Until he challenged Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year, O'Rourke was little known outside his hometown of El Paso. But the Spanish-speaking 46-year-old former punk rocker became a sensation during a campaign that used grassroots organizing and social media savvy to mobilize young voters and minorities. He got within 3 percentage points of upsetting Cruz…truthdig.com/articles/beto-orourke-annou…

Bricklayers union: Democratic hopefuls all back key building trades issues
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-03-14
NEW ORLEANS–Every Democratic presidential hopeful has already told construction union leaders they support key building trades issues, Bricklayers President Jim Boland says. In a March 13 interview with People's World during the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in New Orleans, Boland explained the hopefuls made those pledges during closed-door meetings "several weeks ago" with all the …peoplesworld.org/article/bricklayers-uni…

Deconstructing the Ilhan Omar controversy
Peter F. Crowley | zcomm.org | 2019-03-14
Pelosi's decision not to follow some Democratic Party stalwarts in condemning Omar may indeed be a boon for the progressives…zcomm.org/znetarticle/deconstructing-the…

DR Congo's Tshisekedi to Release 700 Political Prisoners
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-14
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi signed an edict Wednesday effectively pardoning some 700 political prisoners in the process. | RELATED: | Child Soldiers Surrender Arms in DR Congo, Sent to UNICEF | The newly elected DRC leader made the promise to free the political opponents imprisoned, who were imprisoned by ex-President…telesurenglish.net/news/DR-Congos-Tshise…

Impeaching Trump: Pelosi Says It's "Not Worth It," But Progressive Democrats Push Ahead
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-14
Democratic lawmakers are continuing to push for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking out against impeachment in an interview earlier this week. Impeachment rumors have been swirling since the Democrats regained control of the House in January. Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan said last week that she will formally introduce articles of impeachment this month. We speak with John Bonifaz, an attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights. He is the co-founder and president of Free Speech for People, one of the organizatio…www.democracynow.org/2019/3/14/impeachin…

Virginia's Approach to Government Accountability
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-14
Despite the top three elected Virginia State Democrats generating national headlines for being accused of past racist or even criminal behavior, a movement to reform their democratic process continues to grow. These efforts can use three tools for making structural changes in government: the initiative process, court rulings and electing new public officials. Virginia does…counterpunch.org/2019/03/14/virginias-ap…

Senate Passes Historic War Powers Resolution on Yemen
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-14
In a major step toward ending U.S. complicity in the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the Senate on Wednesday passed a War Powers resolution to cut off American military support for the Saudi-led coalition's assault on Yemen. | The final vote count was 54-46. | "This is historic. For the first time in 45 years, Congress is one step closer to withdrawing U.S. forces from an unauthorized war," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the lead sponsor of the resolution, declared following the vote. "We must end the war in Yemen." | Sens. Chris Murphy (D-C…truthdig.com/articles/senate-passes-hist…

To help Venezuela, the U.S. must use diplomacy, not a military coup
Jesse Jackson | zcomm.org | 2019-03-14
It is time for Congress to step up — to investigate exactly what the Trump administration is doing overtly and covertly, and to call for a return to diplomacy before it is too late.zcomm.org/znetarticle/to-help-venezuela-…

After dragging its feet, Trump FAA finally grounds troubled Boeing planes
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-03-14
Unable to resist the demands of the public, the airline workers, congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle, former U.S. regulators and safety officials, and the nations of the rest of the world, Trump and the Federal Aviation Administration finally grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets. Sara Nelson, president of the Association …peoplesworld.org/article/after-dragging-…

Ilhan Omar Exposes US Hegemonic Positioning and Takes on Both Political Parties
Richard Falk — Daniel Falcone | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-14
Somali-American Ilhan Omar is a member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district. Elected to the United States Congress in November 2018, Omar is a critical and strong voice that advocates for progressive policies and lawmaking in regards to housing, a living wage, student debt forgiveness, and the protection of immigrants. Since…counterpunch.org/2019/03/14/ilhan-omar-e…

French Politics: Are the Centre-Right Conservatives Still Economic Liberals?
William Harrison | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-14
There is something strange going on in the French senate. Ideological disorientation has taken hold. The centre-right Les Républicains, and the Parti Socialiste, of the centre-left, have somehow found themselves on the same side, contending with a cabinet-backed business and …globalresearch.ca/french-politics-are-th…

U.S. anti-war delegation arrives in Venezuela
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-14
Caracas, Venezuela – A U.S. Peace Council Delegation of 13 people representing anti-war organizations from the United States and Canada arrived in Venezuela this week on a solidarity mission with the Venezuelan people and the Maduro government at a time of unprecedented attacks by the U.S. The latest is a cyber-attack and sabotage of the entire electrical system, which resulted in a total blackout of the country with the aim of provoking the people to rise up against their government. Despite the hardships of no electricity and water, this attack failed as people rallied around their government and the gains of t…fightbacknews.org/2019/3/13/us-anti-war-…

Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2019-03-14
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his government committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, aided and abetted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a recent ruling from the International Peoples' Tribunal on the Philippines. | The tribunal, which was held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 18 and 19, 2018, rendered its 84-page decision on these crimes on March 8. Conveners of the tribunal included the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, European Association of La…truthout.org/articles/tribunal-declares-…

A tirade against China at US Senate committee hearing
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-14
The questioning of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer centred almost exclusively on the content and progress of trade talks with Beijing.www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/14/usch…

'Our feminism is anti-racist and internationalist'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-14
Elections in Berlin in September 2016 returned a coalition government made up of the Social Democratic Party, the socialist Left Party and the Green Party. Early this year, the city declared International Women's Day (IWD) a public holiday. | Internationally, the call for a women's strike on IWD has been gathering momentum. In Berlin on March 8, an alliance of feminist organisations organised a Women's Fighting Day rally and march with the theme "celebrating, striking, keep on fighting". About 20,000 people attended. | Sibylle Kaczorek, a member of Socialist Alliance and the Left Party who is currently living in…greenleft.org.au/content/our-feminism-anti-racist-and-internationalist

Trump's Militarized Budget Slashes Medicare, Medicaid, and Clean Energy
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-03-14
Preparing for war with largest peacetime military budget paid for with devastating cuts to the poor, ending environmental regulation, destroying retirement and healthcare. Do divided Democrats have an answer? Lindsay Koshgarian of IPS analyzes the proposal…therealnews.com/stories/trumps-militariz…

Documents Reveal ICE Using Driver Location Data From Local Police for Deportations
ACLU | indybay.org | 2019-03-14
Local governments like Merced and Union City, California, are feeding their residents' personal information to ICE, even when it violates local privacy laws or sanctuary policies. California Senate Bill 34 and the California Values Act (SB 54) are supposed to prohibit local law enforcement agencies from sharing license plate information and personal information for immigration enforcement or with out-of-state or federal agencies.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/13/1882189…

A Wall Street Mini-Tax Could Benefit the Poor and Reduce Public Debt
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2019-03-14
With great fanfare, politicians on the left are thinking big on tax reform: a 70 percent rate on incomes over $10 million, a wealth tax on the super-rich, estate taxes as high as 77 percent. With no fanfare at all, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office…truthout.org/articles/a-wall-street-mini…

Chelsea Manning jailed again and not a squeak from the Democrats
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-14
Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier who blew the whistle on US war crimes, and spent four years in an army stockade from 2013 as a result, is back in prison again. | This time it is because she refuses to join a bipartisan campaign against Wikileaks that seeks to bring its founder Julian Assange from his refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to the US to put him on trial and send him to prison. | In 2010, Manning leaked hundreds of thousands of documents about the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She first tried to get mainstream media to publish them, to no avail, before turning to Wikileaks, which did p…greenleft.org.au/content/chelsea-manning-jailed-again-and-not-squeak-democrats

Senate Passes War Powers Resolution to End Complicity in Yemen War
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2019-03-14
In a major step toward ending U.S. complicity in the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the Senate on Wednesday passed a War Powers resolution to cut off American military support for the Saudi-led coalition's assault on Yemen. | The final vote count was 54-46. | "This is historic. For the first time in 45 years, Congress is one step closer to withdrawing U.S. forces from an unauthorized war," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the lead sponsor of the resolution, declared following the vote. "We must end the war in Yemen." | Sens. Chris Murphy (…truthout.org/articles/senate-passes-war-…

Pelosi Says Impeaching Trump Is "Not Worth It," But Progressives Push Ahead
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2019-03-14
Democratic lawmakers are continuing to push for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking out against impeachment in an interview earlier this week. Impeachment rumors have been swirling since the Democrats regained control of the House in January. Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan said last week that she will formally introduce articles of impeachment this month. We speak with John Bonifaz, an attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights. He is the co-founder and president of Free Speech for People, one of the organiza…truthout.org/video/pelosi-says-impeachin…

Senate joins House in voting against border emergency declaration, Trump says 'Veto!'
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-14
The US Senate has joined the House of Representatives in opposing President Donald Trump's declaration of emergency on the southern border. Trump said he will veto the unprecedented joint resolution. | …rt.com/usa/453840-senate-emergency-wall-…

Beto strolls into 2020 Democratic primary, gets upstaged by his own dog
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-14
Beto O'Rourke, America's favorite oversharing Senate candidate, is striding into the 2020 race with a glamorous photo shoot and a low-key text message — except his fan base seems to have moved on to the next hot young thing. | …rt.com/usa/453771-beto-announces-democra…

Beto O'Rourke Is Running for President
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2019-03-14
After a campaign in which he came tantalizingly close to winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke of Texas has announced that he's running for president, joining an ever-growing field of Democratic candidates looking to deny President Donald Trump a second term. | On the evening that a Vanity Fair cover story on the former Senate candidate dropped, O'Rourke…truthout.org/articles/beto-orourke-is-ru…

Boeing 737 planes to remain grounded for 'weeks' – Congress members after FAA briefing
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-14
Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes will remain grounded for "weeks" until the updates to faulty software are tested, US lawmakers said after a briefing with Federal Aviation Administration officials. | …rt.com/usa/453829-boeing-congress-ground…

HUD Tenant Leaders Demand Congress Declare Trump's 2020 Budget "Dead on Arrival"
Posted by Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-03-14
Earlier today the Elected leaders of the National Alliance of HUD Tenants demanded an immediate and total rejection by Congress of President Donald Trump's 2020 budget request, released on March 11!indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/13/1882190…

Senate Votes to End U.S. Support for Yemen War, But Republican Tricks Send Resolution Back to the House Yet Again
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-03-14
"We're going to help end a war which has caused unbelievable horror to one of the poorest countries on earth," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill's sponsor.theintercept.com/2019/03/13/senate-votes…

Senate Passes Resolution Calling for End to US Involvement in Yemen War
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-03-14
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In a close vote of 54-46, the Senate passed the SJ Res 7 on Wednesday. The Joint Resolution calls for the end of US military involvement in the Yemen War, noting that no such involvement was ever authorized by Congress. Debate on the resolution, as in the past, centered on arguments that the US involvement isn't …

The People's Climate Movement. No Mention of War
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-13
While millions of people across the World will be protesting on March 15 under the banner of "Global Warming", today's wars including Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela are not mentioned. Nor are the dangers of a Third World War which threatens the future of humanity.globalresearch.ca/the-peoples-climate-mo…

8 Ways to Fix America's Messed-Up Presidential Elections
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-13
In 2016 there were 17 major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, so many they had to have two sets of debates–and the guy who won was the first of all. Seven pundit-viable candidates have declared for 2020 on the Democratic side, more probably on the way, yet many Democrats say they're not excited by…counterpunch.org/2019/03/13/8-ways-to-fi…

Sovereign Citizen Calls for Action on Bogus 'Indictment'
Brendan Joel Kelley | splcenter.org | 2019-03-13
It was to have been a historic roundup of enemies of the extreme right, ending with Hillary Clinton, former FBI director James Comey, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former Senator Harry Reid and a slew of other politicians, jurists and law enforcement officers in the custody of those who would have them tried by "common law grand juries" for their perceived crimes.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/03/14/sover…